A rare skin infection in atopic dermatitis: A case report

Giovanna Malara; Caterina Trifirò; Annunziata Bartolotta; Marco Conte; Pietro Denisi

doi:10.1002/ccr3.3167

Clinical Case Reports (Dec 2020)

A rare skin infection in atopic dermatitis: A case report

Giovanna Malara,
Caterina Trifirò,
Annunziata Bartolotta,
Marco Conte,
Pietro Denisi

Affiliations

Giovanna Malara: Dermatology Department Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Bianchi‐Melacrino‐Morelli Reggio Calabria Italy
Caterina Trifirò: Dermatology Department Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Bianchi‐Melacrino‐Morelli Reggio Calabria Italy
Annunziata Bartolotta: Dermatology Department Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Bianchi‐Melacrino‐Morelli Reggio Calabria Italy
Marco Conte: Microbiology Department Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Bianchi‐Melacrino‐Morelli Reggio Calabria Italy
Pietro Denisi: AGRARIA Department Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria Reggio Calabria Italy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3167
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 12
pp. 2944 – 2946

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Abstract Atopic dermatitis is associated with a susceptibility to infection usually by Staphylococcus spp due to a decrease of AMPs and Th2 cytokines (eg, IL‐17). We reported a rare E. faecalis skin contamination in AD patients due to a frequent contact with excrement.

Published in Clinical Case Reports

ISSN: 2050-0904 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)2050-0904

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